The Peace Corps welcomes 26 new colleges and universities to its Master’s International (MI) program, a partnership that allows Peace Corps volunteers to receive graduate school credit for their service abroad.

MI is a unique opportunity for students to integrate a master’s degree program with overseas Peace Corps service in a variety of fields, including teaching English as a second language, environment and natural resources, youth development and agriculture. The new MI schools include four Historically Black Colleges and Universities and four Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

Peace Corps is proud to welcome the following colleges and universities to the program:

• Adelphi University
• California State University, Chico
• California State University, Fresno
• California State University, Northridge
• College of Charleston
• Eastern Michigan University
• Lincoln University
• New Mexico State University
• North Carolina Central University
• Portland State University
• South Carolina State
• State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• SUNY Oswego
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Tennessee State University
• Thunderbird School of Global Management
• University of Colorado at Boulder
• University of Maryland–Baltimore
• University of Miami
• University of Michigan
• University of Texas – Austin
• Utah State University
• Valparaiso University
• Western Kentucky University
• West Virginia University
• Wheelock College.

Further information on MI is available at www.peacecorps.gov/masters.